Furniture Feature Friday – Link Party
Unfortunately, I didn’t have a chance to pick out favorites today. I was racing around trying on clothes, buying accessories for the photo shoot tomorrow, returning my tile (more on that later), getting a lesson on laying tile, more shopping for clothes in case the shirt I bought won’t work (and I found something […]
photo shoot prep
I have had the incredible honor of having rooms in my home photographed for magazines twice already this year (they haven’t been published, yet) and now on Friday, I have the chance to go through that process again. Let me tell you that I have been a shelter magazine junkie for a long time and […]
Shop Lucketts {in your jammies]
If you’ve even popped in on my blog once or twice before, you’ve probably read something about Lucketts…about me going there or selling out of there or getting ready for Lucketts or loving Lucketts or all of the above. If you aren’t aware, Lucketts is only the most amazing antique store in the world. Well, […]
taking a risk & a fizzy fix
A few weeks ago, I wrote about possible future projects and many of you noticed that my kitchen floors aren’t exactly my style. They’re a currently a pinkish beige with faux leaves on it (with a shadow and everything.) Seriously…who wants faux leaves on their floors? I’ve actually had people try to pick them up. So, after […]
growing as a photographer
I know photography is an area of blogging that be overwhelming. You may drool over gorgeous, magazine quality photographs on other blogs and feel like you can never do that, so there’s no point in trying. That’s how I felt when I first started my business, then my blog. I just raised the white photography […]
jewelry scale
When I was shopping to get ready for the Lucketts Antique Market in May, I came across this jewelry scale. Now, if you’ve read my blog for even a little while, you may have picked up on my love of a few things…fans, typewriters, ironstone and scales. I had never seen a jewelry scale, so […]
Antique Sign Tutorial
If you’re looking for the full tutorial on making an antique sign, you can find it HERE. I can hardly believe that I have been writing for Cottages & Bungalows magazine for over a year! Wow. It’s been a real honor to write their DIY Essentials column to share everything from how to make no […]
Ask the True Value DIY Blog Squad
I’m so excited to be a part of the True Value DIY Blog Squad again this year. One of my “duties” is getting to answer some of your DIY questions in an Ask the Blog Squad session on the True Value Facebook page. The session starts tomorrow, July 24, 2012. If you’d like to jump in and ask a […]